The Roman gods were based on the ancient Greek gods. Roman gods were also comprised of an incorporation of other gods from other various other religions including Egyptian, African, and Middle Eastern religions. The Roman gods were an extension of all aspects of life. This is the reason for their polytheistic faith, and the incorporation of new gods. For example Ares was the Greek god of war. The Romans adopted Ares in the form of the god Mars, also the god of war. The Romans also related other gods to their own. A major example of this was the use of Isis in Roman colonies in Egypt, where Isis was related to Hera. Hera was the Roman god of family, and because Isis displayed the same duties to the home the Romans very closely related them. Overall, the Romans were a very diverse religious group, who were devoted to celebrating each and every god that was included in there vast religion.Roman citizens practiced religion heavily in their day-to-day lives. Each Roman household contained a private shrine to the gods of the house and family. Prayers were said at least once a day by all citizens. Roman politicians and aristocrats also believed that erecting public temples and shrines would win them favor with any particular god.
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ReplyDeleteI think what you have here is good information, but you could definitely improve this by including more detail. This would give the reader, who supposedly knows nothing about Roman or Greek Gods, a better understanding of the topic.
ReplyDeleteThis blog is less than 200 words. Your project is not in the public mode so I can not view it. Otherwise this is a very general overview of the gods.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Thomas and Harrison that it is a very brief and general overview of the gods. How many gods did the Romans have? Which were the most important besides Ares (Mars) and Hera? Did the Romans have another name for Hera besides her Greek name (like most of the other gods)? Also, you need to fix your project and the link so that others can view it.
ReplyDeleteYou did a good job of giving an overview and background on the Roman Gods in comparison to the Greek Gods, I definitely got the basic idea. Agreeing with the other bloggers you could be more specific in particular the role each god played in both cultures and whether they differed or not.
ReplyDeleteThis is a good overview of Greek and Roman gods. You could have been more specific; however, I assume there is more detailed and in depth information given in the product. Overall, you did well in explaining the background information.
ReplyDeleteGood summary of the Roman Gods. Based on your post the Roman religion seems like a melting pot of a variety of other religion. This is most likely why the Romans had so many different gods, as well as many variations on each god. I think it is interesting how easily the Roman Gods blended with others such as Egyptian gods, as you mentioned. I think this shows the common goals and values many people of different backgrounds shared at the time.
ReplyDeleteWhich present day religion do you think relates most to the Roman's religion? I think it is clear that religion was a main part of the Roman's lives. Do you think that Romans used their gods to help explain why aspects of life are the way they are. By this I mean were gods used to explain the phenomenons of everyday life since the Roman's did not necessarily have scientific basis for such things. I think this is quite plausible. I think the Romans may have done this so that they could also seem superior and knowledgeable to lower ranking citizens.
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